phasmn.

Brit.

/ˈfaz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈfæzəm/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin phasma; Greek ϕάσμα.

Etymology: < classical Latin phasma or its etymon ancient Greek ϕάσμα (see phasma n.). Compare slightly earlier phasma n.

Now archaic and rare.

1. An appearance of brilliant light in the air; a meteor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun]

coruscation1490

glade1558

skylight1574

meteor1597

phasm1656

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun]

drakec1275

dragon1398

falling stara1475

starn-shot1513

dancing-goats1563

firedrake1563

meteor1594

shooting star1597

goat1614

shooter1633

shot star1633

phasm1656

snow-fire1771

meteorite1823

asteroid1830

cometoid1861

exhalation1871

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. vi. 63 Hence are also Phasmes, such as are called gulfes, chasmes, bloody colours, and the like.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. xiv. 358 What have we to say of Phasmes and Apparitions in the Air?

1936 R. Campbell Mithraic Emblems 19 O hyacinthal star! whose shining Phasm to film, the flesh will glow A rose against the dawn.

2. An extraordinary appearance, an apparition, a vision; a phantom.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > deceptive fancy or illusion > [noun]

fantasyc1325

fairyc1330

illusionc1374

mazec1390

phantasma1398

dream1489

phantom1557

seeming1576

phantasma1598

fancy1609

hallucinationa1652

phantastry1656

phasm1659

fata Morgana1818

dreamland1832

stardust1906

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (lxxiii. 20 Paraphr.) 355 Splendid nothings, meer phasmes.

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety v. 83 Such Phasmes, such Apparitions are most of those excellencies which men applaud in themselves.

1794 C. V. Le Grice Tineum 32 Fashion; whose various change of names The hydra-headed phasm proclaims.

1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife ii. 64 Flinging their phasms fantastically high.

1917 T. Hardy Moments of Vision & Misc. Verses 190 Since her phasm may flit out there, And may greet me anywhere In those haunts we knew.

1998 Business Wire (Nexis) 28 Jan. A phasm from the seventh dimension.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phasm
释义	phasmn. Brit. /ˈfaz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfæzəm/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin phasma; Greek ϕάσμα. Etymology: < classical Latin phasma or its etymon ancient Greek ϕάσμα (see phasma n.). Compare slightly earlier phasma n. Now archaic and rare. 1. An appearance of brilliant light in the air; a meteor. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] coruscation1490 glade1558 skylight1574 meteor1597 phasm1656 the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] drakec1275 dragon1398 falling stara1475 starn-shot1513 dancing-goats1563 firedrake1563 meteor1594 shooting star1597 goat1614 shooter1633 shot star1633 phasm1656 snow-fire1771 meteorite1823 asteroid1830 cometoid1861 exhalation1871 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. vi. 63 Hence are also Phasmes, such as are called gulfes, chasmes, bloody colours, and the like. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. xiv. 358 What have we to say of Phasmes and Apparitions in the Air? 1936 R. Campbell Mithraic Emblems 19 O hyacinthal star! whose shining Phasm to film, the flesh will glow A rose against the dawn. 2. An extraordinary appearance, an apparition, a vision; a phantom. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > deceptive fancy or illusion > [noun] fantasyc1325 fairyc1330 illusionc1374 mazec1390 phantasma1398 dream1489 phantom1557 seeming1576 phantasma1598 fancy1609 hallucinationa1652 phantastry1656 phasm1659 fata Morgana1818 dreamland1832 stardust1906 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (lxxiii. 20 Paraphr.) 355 Splendid nothings, meer phasmes. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety v. 83 Such Phasmes, such Apparitions are most of those excellencies which men applaud in themselves. 1794 C. V. Le Grice Tineum 32 Fashion; whose various change of names The hydra-headed phasm proclaims. 1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife ii. 64 Flinging their phasms fantastically high. 1917 T. Hardy Moments of Vision & Misc. Verses 190 Since her phasm may flit out there, And may greet me anywhere In those haunts we knew. 1998 Business Wire (Nexis) 28 Jan. A phasm from the seventh dimension. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656
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